Once harvested, the strip is then microscopically dissected into the naturally occurring bundles of follicles, or follicular units. These tiny grafts of skin contain units of 1-4 hairs. The natural architecture of the average donor area is approximately 10% single follicular units, 80% double follicular units, and 10% three-to-four-hair follicular units. The microscopic dissection process is performed by specially trained surgical technicians. By keeping follicular units intact, we assure optimal growth rates.

Cutting follicular units closer to individual hairs will result in stunted hairs, so follicular units are kept in tact.